Presentation on endangers panda's
- 2. OVER VIEW • About the Giant Panda • Natural habitat of the Giant Panda • Why the Giant Panda is under threat of extinction • What we can do to save it from extinction
- 3. Order: Carnivore Family: Ursidae Scientific name: Ailuropoda melanoleuc • The Giant Panda is 1.2 to 1.4 meters long and 60 to 90 cm tall at the shoulders. • They can weigh as little as 75 kg but can get up to 125 kg. • The y can live for up to 35 years. • They have a diet of 99% bamboo. SIZE, WEIGHT, AGE
- 4. NATURAL HABITAT • Pandas live in China’s rain forests. • Giant Pandas live in broadleaf and coniferous forests with a dense understory of bamboo. • Torrential rains and dense mist throughout the year characterizes these forests, often shrouded in heavy clouds. • The Panda's habitat surrounds the great Sichuan Plain. To the North are the Qinling Mountains.
- 5. • One of the reasons the Giant Panda is becoming endangered is because it can only reproduce once every year in the spring. • Another reason is because of loss of habitat. The bamboo takes a long time to grow and the Panda’s eat it so fast. • They are also under threat of illegal poachers. The poachers kill the panda and take its fur because it is very soft and very rare, WHY IS THE PANDA ENDANGERED
- 6. • The Chinese government has imposed a forest logging ban in 1998. • The government has also set up 33 nature reserves where development and plant and animal exploitations are forbidden. • Promoting conservation messages and heightening awareness of people around the world are important. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO SAVE THE PANDA
- 7. SUMMARY • Giant Pandas are an endangered species. • They live in China's rainforests. • The rainforest have very dense under growth of bamboo. • Pandas only reproduce once every year. • Poachers take Pandas fur because its very soft and rare.